Federal judge accepts guilty plea of former Brooklyn ADA in forging judges’ signatures
A former Brooklyn assistant district attorney could serve as many as 10 years in jail after she pleaded guilty to two charges of illegal wiretapping in front of Judge William Kuntz in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Monday.
Tara Lenich, 41, fought back tears as she pled guilty to two charges that she forged the signatures of judges in order to illegally wiretap the phones of two people, including one who was believed to be a love interest.
“Between 2015 and 2016, when I was working at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office here in Brooklyn, I intentionally forged court orders that allowed me to wiretap cellphones for two different people and overhear those conversations,” Lenich said while fighting back tears. “I knew the conduct was illegal and I would just like to apologize and say that I’m so sorry for my actions and anyone it affected.”